WHAT better way is there to declare your love for your significant other than by tattooing a massive picture of them across your entire upper arm?

ABSOLUTELY ANY OTHER WAY, ZAYN MALIK. The One Direction star made the ill-advised decision to have a drawing of girlfriend Perrie Edwards inked across his bicep.

Zayn’s bandmate Louis Tomlinson was there but didn’t even attempt to stop him. (Louis got a spiderweb and a bomb, which doesn’t sound great but is hardly comparable).

Zayn, 20, was obviously fixated on the idea for some time because he went into the Tattooed Heart Studios in Glen Burnie, Maryland, this week with a drawing of Little Mix star Perrie’s face on a scrap of paper.

The finished artwork shows 19-year-old Pez wearing a beanie hat and a peace T-shirt, as well as a camouflage jacket that she is particularly fond of.

It took so long to complete that the boys had to send out for some KFC while it was done.

Zayn and girlfriend Perrie (Image: Twitter)

The band have been regularly updating their scrawlings as they globe trot on their world tour.

Harry Styles’s body displays stars, butterflies and a big ship.Zayn also has his fair share, including his grandad’s name in Arabic, a playing card, a microphone and a skull.

He also has a tattoo that reads “Zap”, which is believed to mean “Zayn and Perrie”.

A friend of the group says his latest tattoo is his strongest indication of his feelings for his Little Mixer.

I’m told: “Zayn idolises Perrie, and although they have had their rocky moments, this is his way of showing that she will always be a part of him.”

The couple have been together for a year, celebrating their anniversary in romantic Paris in April.

It came shortly after they were rocked in January when heart-throb Zayn was accused of cheating on his Little Mix lover.